Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-04

and occasionally a small vein of whis
''Have you found anything of that
kind here?"
Yes, a mighty sight of it,
"Do tell"
II see you have struck a nice vein
of water. Is it just common watera"
mo, it's rose water
Where is the augui7"
I'VE lent it to a farmer yesterday
to bore post holes with and he has
not returned it yet"
"Do you ever lose your tools in
the well?"
mo, We always know where they
are when they are in the we'll.
"Do you think you will get gas?"
"CeitainlY."
"What will you do with i,?'
THAT depends IN the kind of
gas"
DO you get more than n kind
of gasp"
"'Oh, yes, we sometimes get laugh
ing gas"
"What will you do with that kind
of eas?"
"Open a dental establishment
"Please give me another chew of
tobacco. 1 will buy some when l
butcher my hogs"
Il would like to butcher one
now"
"How long do you expect to be
boring7"
about 5000 feet"
How nea Gre you to gas?'
About the same distance you
are"
"How deep are you!
About SIS deep as you are"
Well, / guess 1 will take a little
more ice water"
BY this time the driIler and tool
dresser became very weak and empty
ing the sand pump, it in some way OF
other missed going in the right place
to dump and dumped on the visitor.
which caused him to give one large
grunt and say, milk, as sure as !
live" and he started with the promise
to call again and bring his family
with him. OF course the driller did
not wish to see such an intelligent
citizen hurry himself away, SO he told
him to take a seat on the anvil and
dry his clothes. Now, of course the
visitor did not know that they had
Just finished dressing a red hot bi.
on the anvil and be accepted the in
vitation and sat down. But he got
mp at once and as he did SO he made
the remark, lawful hot" That Wis.
itnr got the worth Of his money, and
l don't think be will be back soon
He seemed very much pleased with
the information be received.
I am glad that / have a few words
of encouragement TO say to stock
holders and people interested in the
well. ] have succeeded Ill getting
the casing below all the water We
have had up 10 the present time and
the well was bailed out perfectly dry
Saturday night and drilling will bt
resumed to-day IN a dry hole. aud i
no more water should be found W.
will make better progress with ih'
well. I will a,so say to the peop't
of Mexico that they need have nj
fear Of a water famine, for shouit
the Mexico Water. works Compan,
exhaust their supply OF water, there
is plenty Of it here under the eRount
and Of the purest and best quality
/ have been asked by several il ",
did not strike some gas. ] will an
swer that question t, the best of m,
knowledge and belief. On Friday
the day / inserted the casing, wbel
we would use The sand pump, tn
water had a very strong odor of ga
and oil. There was also y ligh, scuu
on top OF the water. The drilling i
q very hard species Of limestene an,
sandstone. 1t resembles tho stop,
called Trenton limestone where oi
and gas are found in very larg.
quantities in Ohio, near Findlay AM
Lima, at a depth OF LOO or l,2ol
feet. / consider it very favor ala,
indication. If no more mice vein
Of water are found, we will 500
know what we are to find.
A. w. WcLF.
NJ. Y. Duncan will visit his oil
homestead near ReadsyiiIe, CaiIawa1
counfy naxt vapk He usit aler. v,e;